Heat is(a) a fluid called caloric.(b) a measure of the average kinetic energy of atoms.(c) the amount of energy transferred between objects as aresult of a difference in temperature.(d) an invisible, odorless, weightless substance.(e) the total kinetic energy of an ideal gas.

Heat is(a) a fluid called caloric.(b) a measure of the average kinetic energy of atoms.(c) the amount of energy transferred between objects as aresult of a difference in temperature.(d) an invisible, odorless, weightless substance.(e) the total kinetic energy of an ideal gas.

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Heat is
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(b) a measure of the average kinetic energy of atoms.
(c) the amount of energy transferred between objects as a
result of a difference in temperature.
(d) an invisible, odorless, weightless substance.
(e) the total kinetic energy of an ideal gas.

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